Iowa’s football season got off to an infuriating start as the Hawkeyes snatched defeat from the jaws of victory against a short-handed Purdue team after committing several avoidable turnovers and penalties. However, Iowa’s misadventures shouldn’t detract from what was otherwise an exciting week of college football, at least for the Hawkeye fans who didn’t swear off football for the rest of the day after their team’s disappointing debut.
The Big Ten is finally back in action, and the conference’s presumptive favorite didn’t miss a beat. The Ohio State Buckeyes looked like the national title contender they were expected to be in the preseason, running up the score in a 52-17 beatdown of a Nebraska team that always seems to be a year away from being a year away from contention.